I will make: Deuteronomy 28:65-67; Job 18:11-21, Job 20:23-26; Psalms 73:19; Ezekiel 26:17-21; Matthew 27:4-5
I will give: Jeremiah 19:15, Jeremiah 21:4-10, Jeremiah 25:9, Jeremiah 32:27-31
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Jeremiah 20:4
Jeremiah 20:4
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Jeremiah 20 — OverviewJeremiah 20 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleSuch plain dealing as Jeremiah used in the foregoing chapter, one might
easily foresee, if it did not convince and humble men, would provoke
and exasperate them; and so it did; for here we find, I. Jeremiah…Jeremiah 20 — OverviewJeremiah 20 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeJeremiah 20:1, Pashur, smiting Jeremiah, receives a new name, and a fearful doom; Jeremiah 20:7, Jeremiah complains of contempt; Jeremiah 20:10, of treachery; Jeremiah 20:14, and of his birth.Jeremiah 20 — OverviewJeremiah 20 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter gives an account of the usage that Jeremiah met with from many for his prophecies, and the effect it had upon him. He was smitten and put in the stocks by Pashur the priest, who released him the next day,…Jeremiah 20:1-6Jeremiah 20:1-6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere is, I. Pashur's unjust displeasure against Jeremiah, and the
fruits of that displeasure, v. 1, 2. This Pashur was a priest, and
therefore, one would think, should have protected Jeremiah, who was of
his…Jeremiah 20:1-6Jeremiah 20:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryPashur.
At length the smoldering opposition to Jeremiah breaks out into open persecution. Hitherto, though he has been answered by words (Jeremiah 18:18) and threatened with violence, no overt act has been committed.…Jeremiah 20:1-6Jeremiah 20:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryA changed name and a dreadful doom.
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